Honeybee Anatomy Quiz

What task do worker bees perform when they are 4-6 weeks old?

• Feed and groom larva

• Use wax glands to build comb

• Forage for nectar, pollen, water, propolis

• Eat dead larva and clean wax cells

How many males can a queen bee store sperm from in her spermatheca?

• 5+

• 10+

• 17+

• 25+

What do larvae fed with bee bread become?

• Workers or drones

• Queens

• Soldiers

• Kings

What are the three castes of honey bees?

• Workers, Soldiers, Queen

• Workers, Drones, Queen

• Drones, Soldiers, Queen

• Workers, Drones, Soldiers

What is the function of the proboscis in a honeybee?

• To see

• To fly

• Tube-like tongue for feeding

• To sting

What is unique about the queen bee in the hive?

• There are multiple queens in a hive

• The queen bee forages for food

• The queen bee lays all the eggs

• The queen bee is ejected in winter

If a bee does a waggle dance upwards, where will the rest of the bees fly?

• Towards the sun

• Away from the sun

• To the right of the sun

• To the left of the sun

What do larvae fed with royal jelly become?

• Queens

• Workers

• Drones

• Soldiers

Which part of the honeybee is responsible for producing wax?

• Antennae

• Wax Glands

• Compound Eye

• Mandibles

A flower patch is 2 kilometers away. How long should the bee waggle for?

• 1 second

• 2 seconds

• half a second

• three seconds